State v. Corbitt

19 I concur fully in the court's opinion. I write separately only to highlight the incorrect use of legal terminology in the statute. I do so in the hope the controlling language of the statute will be corrected. That failing, I hope to make a record of the incorrect usage so that the peculiar meaning of the terms "special damages" and "general damages" as used in the restitution statute will not muddy the meaning of those terms in other contexts.

{20 Our restitution statute says that the "[plecuniary damages" that can be awarded are "all special damages, but not general damages." Utah Code…